Local Wages 23-2011.00 - Paralegals and Legal Assistants

In Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area:

  • Workers on average earn $49,250.
  • 10% of workers earn $37,390 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $68,800 or more.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $58,740.
  • 10% of workers earn $37,690 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $97,280 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $60,970.
  • 10% of workers earn $39,710 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $98,830 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$39,710$48,180$60,970$77,600$98,830
Texas$37,690$45,800$58,740$74,940$97,280
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,390$43,320$49,250$59,020$68,800
Abilene, TX$36,630$38,900$50,140$65,590$88,840
Amarillo, TX$37,760$43,100$56,450$66,420$84,760
Austin-Round Rock, TX$42,000$45,000$61,880$79,080$122,500
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$37,230$40,070$49,570$65,890$81,650
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$29,550$37,360$44,920$61,540$79,600
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$28,420$31,200$43,720$46,700$70,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$34,040$37,610$47,040$56,320$76,370
College Station-Bryan, TX$37,520$42,830$56,690$67,310$89,810
Corpus Christi, TX$39,100$39,290$47,860$63,340$82,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$46,590$49,770$62,760$75,500$98,710
El Paso, TX$37,690$39,720$46,310$52,110$71,410
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$32,010$36,180$44,580$50,820$71,990
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$38,810$47,760$59,220$78,060$98,320
Killeen-Temple, TX$36,950$39,150$47,750$62,820$80,000
Laredo, TX$35,630$38,060$56,310$74,990$102,920
Longview, TX$36,300$42,790$52,530$66,230$80,560
Lubbock, TX$28,080$37,610$46,210$58,710$76,560
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$21,230$26,470$37,110$45,590$60,030
Midland, TX$37,890$45,760$61,700$78,210$102,260
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30,570$35,150$48,520$52,760$180,280
Odessa, TX$39,940$45,460$58,610$74,140$87,700
San Angelo, TX$36,730$38,810$47,180$58,300$76,940
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$39,710$46,520$60,220$73,320$86,320
Sherman-Denison, TX$29,810$38,230$43,250$60,130$78,190
Texarkana, TX-AR$35,730$39,410$49,980$61,060$71,710
Tyler, TX$30,820$39,040$44,040$57,660$71,830
Waco, TX$38,000$42,520$56,340$63,960$81,260
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$37,500$39,180$49,320$53,940$72,600
Wichita Falls, TX$37,040$38,950$46,260$60,330$80,190

In Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area:

  • Workers on average earn $23.68 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $17.98 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $33.08 or more per hour.

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $28.24 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $18.12 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $46.77 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $29.31 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $19.09 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $47.51 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$19.09$23.16$29.31$37.31$47.51
Texas$18.12$22.02$28.24$36.03$46.77
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$17.98$20.83$23.68$28.37$33.08
Abilene, TX$17.61$18.70$24.11$31.53$42.71
Amarillo, TX$18.15$20.72$27.14$31.93$40.75
Austin-Round Rock, TX$20.19$21.63$29.75$38.02$58.90
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$17.90$19.26$23.83$31.68$39.26
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$14.21$17.96$21.60$29.59$38.27
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$13.66$15.00$21.02$22.45$33.85
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$16.37$18.08$22.61$27.08$36.72
College Station-Bryan, TX$18.04$20.59$27.26$32.36$43.18
Corpus Christi, TX$18.80$18.89$23.01$30.45$39.72
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$22.40$23.93$30.18$36.30$47.46
El Paso, TX$18.12$19.10$22.26$25.05$34.33
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$15.39$17.39$21.43$24.43$34.61
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$18.66$22.96$28.47$37.53$47.27
Killeen-Temple, TX$17.76$18.82$22.96$30.20$38.46
Laredo, TX$17.13$18.30$27.07$36.06$49.48
Longview, TX$17.45$20.57$25.25$31.84$38.73
Lubbock, TX$13.50$18.08$22.22$28.23$36.81
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$10.21$12.73$17.84$21.92$28.86
Midland, TX$18.22$22.00$29.66$37.60$49.16
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$14.70$16.90$23.33$25.37$86.67
Odessa, TX$19.20$21.86$28.18$35.64$42.16
San Angelo, TX$17.66$18.66$22.69$28.03$36.99
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$19.09$22.37$28.95$35.25$41.50
Sherman-Denison, TX$14.33$18.38$20.79$28.91$37.59
Texarkana, TX-AR$17.18$18.95$24.03$29.36$34.48
Tyler, TX$14.82$18.77$21.18$27.72$34.53
Waco, TX$18.27$20.44$27.09$30.75$39.07
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$18.03$18.84$23.71$25.93$34.90
Wichita Falls, TX$17.81$18.73$22.24$29.01$38.55